Behind the News (1940)
As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of journalism school, whose presence is resented by Nolan and his fellow workers. But it is Albertson who, after running afoul of the law, is instrumental in breaking up a ring of racketeers. Behind the News was remade by Republic as Headline Hunters (55).
Director: Joseph Santley
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Lloyd Nolan as Stuart Woodrow |
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Frank Albertson as Jeff Flavin |
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Doris Davenport as Barbara Shaw |
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Robert Armstrong as Vic Archer |
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Charles Halton as Neil Saunders |
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Paul Harvey as D. A. Hardin S. Kelly |
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Harry Tyler as Monroe |
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Dick Elliott as Foster |
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Archie Twitchell as Reporter |
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Eddie Fetherston as Toots - Reporter |
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Eddie Conrad as Enrico |
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Frank Puglia as Tomas Almedo |
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Inez Palange as Almedo's Landlady |
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Charles Stevens as Carlos Marquez |
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Eddy Chandler as Thug |
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Elliott Sullivan as Thug |
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Veda Ann Borg as Newspaper Receptionist |
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Carol Adams as Radio Station Mail Clerk |
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Milton Parsons as Eddie, tall morgue attendant |
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Harry C. Bradley as Justice of the Peace |
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James Bush as Archer's Assistant |
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John Butler as Skeptical Newspaper Editor |
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Ricardo Lord Cezon as Buddy |
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Byron Foulger as John - Alcoholic Father |
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Tom Hanlon as Radio Announcer |
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Frank Jaquet as Newspaper Editor Fielding |
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Wilbur Mack as Skeptical Newspaper Editor |
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Frank Moran as Frank - Gym Attendant |
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Fred Santley as Reporter |
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Edwin Stanley as Judge #2 |
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Herb Vigran as Reporter #1 on Phone |
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Emmett Vogan as Judge #1 |
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Charles Smith as John Grant |
| Writing | Boyce DeGaw | Writer |
| Writing | Isabel Dawn | Writer |
| Directing | Joseph Santley | Director |
| Production | Robert North | Producer |
| Camera | Jack A. Marta | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ernest J. Nims | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Palmer | Costume Design |
